Patents
US 12041983 B2: Impact mitigating membrane
- Granted
- 2024-07-23
- Filed
- 2018-03-06 application 16491803
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Generally described, aspects of the disclosed subject matter are directed to impact mitigating membranes. In accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, the impact mitigating membranes generally include a laminar core having a first lamina and a second lamina coupled to the first lamina and configured to shift relative to the first lamina to dissipate kinetic energy resulting from an oblique impact force. The laminar core may include a lubricating layer or self-lubrication between the lamina to reduce friction. In general, the laminar core is surrounded by first and second encapsulating layers positioned adjacent each lamina. An anchoring attachment coupled to one or more of the first and second encapsulating layer and associating with the laminar core constrains relative lateral motion between the laminar core and the first and second encapsulating layers.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240723.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Fraser University 88 patents | Foreign company or organization | Burnaby, CA | Simon Fraser University College or university EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY Nonprofit EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Eamon Abram | Vancouver, CA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Farid Golnaraghi | West Vancouver, CA | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gaofeng Wang | Surrey, CA | 31 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A41D | Outerwear; protective garments; accessories | A41D13/015 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A42B | Hats; head coverings | A42B3/064 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A63B | Apparatus for physical training, gymnastics, swimming, climbing, or fencing; ball games; training equipment | A63B71/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B32B | Layered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form | B32B3/08 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GOLNARAGHI, FARID signed 2018-03-20 WANG, GAOFENG GARY signed 2018-03-20 ABRAM, DANIEL EAMON signed 2018-03-23 | SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY BURNABY | 50294/182 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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